D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Diuretic

/dīˌ-o͞or-ĕt'-ĭk/ · Di·u·ret·ic · IPA /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/
01 a. Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
  1. 1.
    Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Diuretic salt — potassium acetate; -- so called because of its diuretic properties.